Reposing mat with foldable sun-blind



Oct. 13, 1931.

J. KOTAUSEK REPOSING MAT WITH F OLDABLE SUN BLIND Filed April 10 1930Patented Oct. 13, 1931 PATENT OFFICE JOSE! KOTAUSEK, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIABEPOSING MA'I. WITH FOLDABLE SUN-BLIND Application filed April 10, 1930,Serial No. 448,076, and in Austria October 9, 1929.

This invention relates to a reposing mat of fabric, bastor othersuitable material designed to be used on the strand, in airand sunbaths. This mat is not only a support for the body but protects the headagainst the direct action of the sun rays.

The elastichead rest consists of a pocket in which an inflatable aircushion is inserted which serves at the same time as support for theframe of the sun-blind. When the air cushion is deflated the rolled mat,the deflated air cushion, the folded frame of the sun-blind, bathingsuits, other articles, victuals and the like can be packed in the v 1pocket. The sun-blind is formed by a length of fabric sewn or otherwisefixed on the pocket and can be rolled up for transport.

An embodiment of the invention is illustrated by way of example in theaccompanymg drawings in which: p ig. 1 shows the reposing mat ready foruse i Fig. 2 shows the pocket and the sun-blind. Fig. 3 showsthereposing mat with the lateral supports for the sun-blind laid down.

Fig. 4 shows the length of fabric forming the sun-blind.

The reposing mat consists of the mat proper 1 of suitable size, offabric, bast plaiting $0 or other plaiting, of a head rest12 and of asun-blind 9. The mat 1 has on one of its ends side flaps 2. On each sideflap 2 one element 3 of two press buttons are fixed. Two inde endentframes a and a serve for 85 erecting -t' r e sun-blind, each frameconsisting of three bars 4, 5, 6 and 4, 5', 6' respectively pivotallyconnectedwitli one another at 7, 7, 7 'f and 7" so that they can be mu.-

tually adjusted, bearing the one on the other with friction. The lowerends of the bars 4 and .5 carrying each the corresponding element of thepress buttons 3 on the side flaps 2 of the mat 1. The upper ends 8, 8,8"

and 8" of the bars 4, 4', 6' and 6 are bent each edge designed to beused for adjusting the. angle of inclination of the sun-blind.

The sun-blind is fixed on or forms the extension of a pocket 12. Acylindrical aircushion is accommodated in the pocket 12 and serves ininflated state as head rest and as support for the two lateral frames aand a. The front edge of the sun-blind has a stiffening rod 13. Thesun-blind can be rolled up and secured in this state by means of strapsor bands 14 which carry an element of press buttons 16 arranged close tothe handle 17. The handle-17 and the corresponding elements of the pressbuttons 16 are fixed on a stiffening rod 13a.

To make the reposing' mat ready for use the mat 1 is unrolled on theground and the o5 lateral frames a and a are fixed by means of the pressbuttons 3 on the side flaps 2.

The pocket 12 is then -attached on the mat 1 by means of straps 18 andpress buttons 19, the press buttons 15 are unbuttoned and the sun-blindis unrolled, whereupon the air cushion inrthe pocket is inflated. Thelat eral frames (1 and a are brought into the vertical position, thepocket 12 is pushed between them, and the sun-blind is adjusted andsecured in the adjusted position by means of the press button 10.

In the form of construction shown in Fig. 2 the sun-blind 9 is rolledinto a small roll over the pocket 12, the straps or bands 14 are thenpassed around the rolled sun-blind and the press button parts 15connected to the press. button parts 16.

1. A reposing mat with foldable sunblind, comprising in combination withthe mat proper, two foldable lateral frames removably fixed on'the sidesof said mat, a' pocket on the head end of said mat, a length of fabricforming the sun-blind extending from said pocket and adapted to beattached to said lateral frames, and an air cushion in said pocketadapted to serve as head rest. 1

2. A reposing mat with foldable sun-blind as specified in claim 1, inwhich the inflated 95 air cushion serves as support for the two lateralframes carrying the sun-blind.

In testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

J OSEF KO AUSEK.

